Automobile-hood.



H. COHEN.

AUTOMOBILE HOOD.

APPLICATION FILED PEBA, 1911.

1,073,398. Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

In ven tor:

HYMAN COHEN, 0E BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

AUTOMOBILE-H0 0D.

Specification of Letters ietent.

Patented Sept. 1c, 1913.

' Application filed February 4, 1911. Serial No. 606,476.

To all whom it may concern:

new and useful Improvements in Automobile-Hoods, of which the followingis a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to hoods for the tops of automobiles when not inuse, and the object thereof is to provide such a hood which is neat,compact, and readily placed in position or removed therefrom.

A further object is to provide such a hood, in the shape of a box-likecasin the top, bottom, and back of which are i made of strips ofmaterial, preferably water-proof, in permanent connection, and the endsof which aria enabled to be opened for the entire length thereof,whereby the to and bottom are each freely movable upon t e back strip.

- A further object is to provide means for maintaining the hood inposition and for covering the back cushion of the seat of the automobilein such manner as to be quickly removed therefrom.

A furtherv object is to provide a permanent' receptacle or pocket in thebottom of the hood for the reception ofthe leather or fabric of theautomobile top, said receptacle being formed by means of a V -shapedincision in the free edge thereof and the edges thereof being broughttogether and stitched, this method serving also to approximately conformthe inner edge of the bottom of the hood to the configuration of theseat back; and a still further object is to provide such a hood which isvery simple in construction and in use, which permits of folding into acompact form when not in use, which dispenses with the necessity forelastic or other method of securing in position; Fig. 2 is a g 1perspective view of my hood in position and Be it known that I, HYMANCOHEma-subject of the Emperor of Russia, and'resldmg at Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented certaln' showingthe apron for protecting the back cushion'of the seat; Fig. 3 is abottom plan view of my hood removed from the automobile; Fig. 4 is asection taken through my hood'on the line H of Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is afragmentary view of one step in the operation of forming a detail of theconstruction.

In the drawings forming a part of this application I have shown aportion of an automobile a provided with a collapsible top if, of theordinary or any desired type, and which is adapted to be covered by myhood when not in a protecting position, said automobile being providedwith a back cushion a for the seat thereof, and said hood being providedwith the usual bows a.

My improved hood comprises a top member b provided-with an apron b inturn pro vided with straps b, or the equivalent, said top member beingconnected with a narrow back strip a of the same length as the member band which is in turn connected with a bottom member at of approximatelythe same size and shape as the top member I), exclusive of the apron 6said bottom member (1 having one or more V-shaped incisions (1 formedtherein in the manufacture of my hood and the edges of which are joinedtogether as shown at (i Fig. 3, this method of construction resulting inthe formation of a permanent, slightly sagged, receptacle in the bottommember (1!, and serving also to con.- form the inner edge of the saidbottom member approximately to' the rear of the automobile, as clearlyindicated in Fig. 3, only one of said incisions being shown, but it willbe understood that by the employment of more of the said incisions theconformation of the inner edge of the bottom member will approach morenearly to that of the automobile back and will produce a correspondinglyformed and or receptacle therein.

Secured to theends of the top member I) are two flaps e, one at eitherend thereof, said flaps being plreferably stitched or other- Wisesecured to t e back strip 0, as shown at efland being provided with anelement of a plurality of fastening devices 6 along the bottom edgethereof adapted to engage with complemental elements of the fastening devices on the bottom member d or on strips e secured thereto, this methodof construction permitting the free opening of the hood enlarged bellywhich the straps b all the way to the back member 0 and, because of thedownward direction of the overlap of the flaps at the openings, makingthe hood water-proof.

Secured to the bottom member (1, or to the strips 0 thereof, are straps7 provided with suitable buckles or the like, one at each end of thehood, these straps being adapted to be passed about the bows of theautomobile top to hold the bottom member in position, the top memberbeing held in position by means of the straps b of the apron beingpassed beneath the cushion a. and by means of the fasteners thereonadapted to be connected with the bottom member d, or the strips 6thereof, the said top member being entirely free to be thrown open andbackwardly without affecting the position of the remainder of the hood,thus serving also, if desired, to cover various articles storedthereunder.

In placing my hoodin position the hood is slipped over the collapsibletop and the straps f secured in the positions shown, after are placedunder the cushion a to hold the apron in position and, when the flapsvcare fastened to the bottom member (Z, a very neat, simple, compact, andprotecting hood results, thepermanent receptacle in the bottom member atserving to contain the portions of the leather or fabric covering of thetop, which would otherwise hang downwardly, in close confinement and, aswill be readily seen, my hood is removed even more rapidly than it isplaced in position.

It will be observed that I employ no straps for adjusting the tension ofthe members of my hood, nor do I employ elastic devices, for thispurpose, which frequently require repair or substitution, my hood, whenonce fitted to an automobile, being permanent in all its features, therebeing nent connection nothing whatever forming a part thereof which islikely to get out of order to require repair or which is likely torequire substitution and, while I have shown a preferred form ofembodiment of my present invention, it will be obvious that changesthereover may be made, within the scope of the following claims, withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantagesand,

Having full described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A hood for automobile tops, comprising a top member, a back memberperma nently secured thereto, a bottom member in permanent connectionwith said back member and adapted to swing downwardly at its junctiontherewith, and end flaps permanently secured to said top member andadapted for detachable engagement with said bottom member for the fulllength of said end members.

2. A hood for automobile tops, comprising a top member, a back member inpermatherewith, a bottom member in permanent connection with said backmember and adapted to swing at its junction with said back member, andend flaps in permanent connection with both said top and back membersand means for detachably connecting the end flaps with said bot- Eommember, for the full length of said end aps. 1

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of the subscribing witnesses this 2nd day of February1911. I

HYMAN COHEN.

